Tiny But Mighty: Take a Butane Backpacking Stove into the Backcountry

Posted on August 07, 2018

Whether you’re camping or backpacking, a compact butane backpacking stove is perfect for any kind of lightweight adventure.

When you're car camping, weight is a non-issue. Often, car camping stoves are bigger and more robust so that you can cook multiple dishes for your campsite dwellers. Why not? With car camping, you don’t have to worry about how much you pack–heck, you can even make a gourmet meal since weight isn’t a concern.

But when it comes to backpacking, weight is one of the most important factors. If you’re solo, you have to worry about carrying everything on your back–including the camp kitchen, tent, sleeping bag, and maybe a change of clothes if you’re lucky. If you backpack with a partner, while you can divide some of the weight, you still want to carry the least amount possible.

Pack a Butane Backpacking Stove

A butane backpacking stove is typically very small; it’s just a pot support with a lighting mechanism that you attach to your canister of gas. Here at Primus, we have multiple backpacking stoves, some that use a butane hybrid for fuel, and all are light and compact.

Classic Trail

Simple and classic, you can’t go wrong with this affordable butane backpacking stove. It’s cross-wire pot support has a built-in windscreen that speeds up the cooking process, and it's reliable when there are windy conditions. This backpacking stove can feed 1-3 people and uses a 4-season power gas mix that consists of: propane, isobutane, and butane.

Power Trail

This is our most powerful camping stove, and perfect for multiple backpackers as it can handle big one pot meals. With a wide flame, you’ll have no issue frying or making enough food for your backcountry crew. This butane backpacking stove possesses 4,000 watts of power and is mounted directly on to the gas cylinder. So it’s powerful and packable.

Express Stove

This is one of our lightest stoves, but that doesn't mean it can't stand up to wear and tear. Though lightweight and small, this camp stove can handle big pot meals. The pot supports are made out of titanium so that this butane backpacking stove is as light as can be for your trip into the backcountry. If you want to go light, you'll want to take the Express on your next adventure.